Chords for Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

Tempo:
120.95 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

G

D

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song (Day-O) chords
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Day [Gm]-o, day-o, [E] daylight come
[D] [G]
Day -o, [E] day-o, daylight come
Work [F]
all night and drink rum Daylight come
[Fm] [G] Stack [C] banana [F] till the morning come
Daylight come and me want
[C] Come Mr.
Tally [Fm] man, Tally me banana
Daylight come and me want
Come [C] Mr.
Tally man, Tally me banana
[F] Daylight come and [C] me want
[D] 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot, BUNCH!
Daylight come [C] and me want
[Gm] 6 foot, 7 foot, [F] 8 foot, BUNCH!
Daylight [C] come and me want
[F] [G] [Ab] Is a day, [N] is a day, oh
[F] Daylight come and we want more
Is a [C] day, is a [D] day, is a day
Daylight's on and man's a-want more
A beautiful bunch, [Gb] a ripe banana
[F] Daylight come and we want
[C] more
Hide the deadly [F] black [Ab]
[F] tarantula
Daylight come [C] and we want [D]
more
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and we want more
Six [G] foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[F] Daylight come [C] and, [Fm]
day, is a day, [C]
oh
[F] Daylight come and [C] we [F] want more
Day, [N] is a day, is a day, [F] is a day
Daylight's on and [C] they want [F] more
[G] Come [Ab] Mr.
Talim [Gm] and Talim-i [Fm]-banana.
They like come and we want.
[C] Come Mr.
Talim and Talim-i [F]
-banana.
They like come and [C] we want.
[F]
[G] [D] Deo, [C]
[B] Deo, [F]
[C] [G]
Deo, Deo.
They [Dm] like.
[C] [F]
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Fm
123111111
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Fm, C, F, C, N and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 60 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 121 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Db Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Day [Gm]-o, _ _ day-o, _ _ [E] daylight come
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G]
Day _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -o, _ [E] day-o, daylight come
_ Work [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ all night and drink rum _ Daylight come _
_ [Fm] _ _ [G] Stack [C] banana [F] till the morning come
_ Daylight come and me want
_ _ [C] Come Mr.
Tally [Fm] man, Tally me banana
_ Daylight come and me want
Come [C] _ Mr.
Tally man, Tally me banana
[F] Daylight come and [C] me want
[D] _ 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot, BUNCH!
Daylight come [C] and me want
[Gm] _ 6 foot, 7 foot, [F] 8 foot, BUNCH!
_ Daylight [C] come and me want
[F] _ _ [G] [Ab] Is a day, _ [N] is a day, oh
_ [F] Daylight come and we want more
_ Is _ a [C] day, is a [D] day, is a day
Daylight's on and man's a-want more
A beautiful bunch, [Gb] a ripe banana
_ [F] Daylight come and we want _
_ [C] more
Hide the deadly [F] black [Ab] _
[F] tarantula
Daylight come [C] and we want [D]
more
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
_ Daylight come and we want more
_ Six [G] foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
_ [F] Daylight come [C] and, _ [Fm] _
_ day, _ is a day, [C]
oh
[F] Daylight come and [C] we [F] want more
Day, _ [N] is a day, is a day, [F] is a day
Daylight's on and [C] they want [F] more
[G] _ Come [Ab] Mr.
Talim [Gm] and Talim-i [Fm]-banana.
They like come and we want. _ _
[C] Come Mr.
Talim and Talim-i [F]
-banana.
They like come and [C] we want.
[F] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] Deo, _ _ [C] _
_ [B] Deo, _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Deo, Deo.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
They [Dm] like.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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